Friday, January 11, 2013

Vocabulary Review for Midterm


Vocabulary Story 
                                                                         
Task-choose 20 from the 30 words below to use in a brief story that makes logical sense.  
You must use each word appropriately, in its proper form- noun, verb, adj, adverb, etc, and demonstrate your knowledge of the word’s definition to receive full credit. 

Underline each word that you use in the text-body- of the story.   Of course, use proper grammar and punctuation in your story.



Anticipation (n)
Culprit (n)
Sequence (n)
Revelation (n)
Yearning (n)
Crucial (adj)
Emerged (v)
Refrain (v)
Philosophy (n)
Sufficiently (adv)
Astray (n)
Emphatic (adj)
Indifferent (adj)
Frenzy (n)
Wavered (v)
Civilly (adv)
Quarreled (v)
Communal (adj)
Envious (adj)
Suite (v)
Grotesque (adj)
Indulge (v)
Optimism (n)
Mysticism (n)
Abstraction (n)
Automatons (n)
Apathy (n)
Entity (n)
Semblance (n)
Vigilance (n)


1. Choose your words.  Brainstorm; write the story: individually.
2. Share your story with a partner.  Read and analyze each other's stories for appropriate use of the word and fulfillment of the assignment criteria.
3.  Choose one story to read out loud to the class.  The writer of the story does not read their story- their partner does.
4. Presentation of Vocabulary Stories to the class for a grade.